License Committee Meeting – May 11, 2026: Temporary Beer License for Cars on the Square Event
License Committee Meeting – May 11, 2026: Temporary Beer License for Cars on the Square Event
The License Committee of the City of Monroe, Wisconsin, met on Monday, May 11, 2026, at 4:55 PM in the Council Chambers. The main agenda item was a discussion and possible recommendation to the Common Council regarding a Temporary Class B fermented malt beverage and beer garden application submitted by Main Street Monroe, Inc. for the Cars on the Square event scheduled for June 5, 2026. The committee unanimously approved including the pocket park in the temporary license and will recommend approval to the Common Council.
Discussion Items
- Temporary Beer License for Cars on the Square: The City Clerk presented the application from Main Street Monroe, Inc. for a Temporary Class B fermented malt beverage license and a beer garden for the Cars on the Square event on June 5, 2026. The clerk noted that the application did not originally include the pocket park and invited the committee to consider adding it.
- Motion to Include Pocket Park: A motion was made and seconded to approve the application including the pocket park. No further discussion or questions were raised.
Key Outcomes
- Unanimous Vote: The motion to approve the Temporary Class B license and beer garden application, including the pocket park, passed unanimously (3 ayes: Alder Vestine, Alder Tolman, and Alder Velkley).
- Recommendation to Common Council: The committee will recommend approval to the Common Council, with the map of the event area updated and the resolution amended to reflect the inclusion of the pocket park.
- Adjournment: The meeting adjourned immediately after the vote.
Meeting Transcript
It's 455, and I'd like to bring this session of the license committee to uh order if the clerk would call the roll. Still could be that Alder Vestine. Here Alder Tolman here. And Alder Velkley. Here still be no one. Does anybody have any corrections to the minutes from April 27th? Hearing none, they'll stand as written. Business discussion and possible recommendation to common council. Temporary Class B fermented malt, beverage, and beer garden application for Main Street Monroe in conjunction with cars on the square vent. So in front of you, this kind of goes along with the motion that was just acted out of public safety approving the special event permit. This would all be for Main Street Monroe to hold a Class B beer temporary license. This would be for the event on June 5th, 2026. And it was uh recently brought to our attention that this did not include the pocket park. Um so if you guys wish to, you guys can make a motion to include the pocket park if you want to include that for the the temporary class B in the beer garden application. And Jordan is here if you guys have additional questions. I'm sure he'll gladly answer them. Do we want to include opportunity part two? I'll make a motion to approve including the pocket park. Is that the right way to say it? I'll second. Are there any further questions? If not, if the clerk would call the roll. Aye. Alder Tolman. Aye. And Alder Velkley. Aye. Now we'll move on to council. Any business presented by members. I just mentioning when this goes to council, you'll put that on the map then and yeah, we'll update the map and didn't have include that in the resolution as well. I'll make a motion to adjourn. I'll second. We have a motion and a second to adjourn. All those in favor say aye. Aye. Those against. We are adjourned.
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